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2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–5 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAllie P. Reynolds Stadium
O'Brate Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 3   .842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 3   .824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 4   .778
TCU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 4   .733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 6   .625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   10 7   .588
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   7 10   .412
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 15, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1baseball


The 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represents Oklahoma State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium through March 15 and at O'Brate Stadium beginning March 20 as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his 8th season at Oklahoma State.

On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Previous Season

The 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team notched a 32–17 (14–9) regular season record and finished third in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Cowboys reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament championship game, where they defeated West Virginia to claim the program's third Big 12 title. Oklahoma State received the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and was selected as one of the sixteen Regional hosts (played in Oklahoma City). The Cowboys defeated Harvard, Nebraska, and Connecticut to win the Oklahoma City Regional but were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament by Texas Tech in the Lubbock Super Regional.[3]

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma State
Alma Mater
Josh Holliday Head Coach 8 Oklahoma State University (1999)
Rob Walton Assistant Coach - Pitching 8 Oklahoma State University (1986)
Marty Lees Assistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator 4 Western Oregon University (1994)
Matt Holliday Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Stillwater High School (1998)

Roster

2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Bryce Osmond - Freshman
  • 5 - Ben Leeper - RS Senior
  • 6 - Parker Scott - RS Junior
  • 22 - Mitchell Stone - RS Sophomore
  • 25 - Roman Phansalkar - RS Sophomore
  • 27 - Justin Campbell - Freshman
  • 30 - John Kelly - Sophomore
  • 34 - Jach Cable - RS Junior
  • 35 - C.J. Varela - Senior
  • 38 - Wyatt Cheney - Freshman
  • 40 - Kale Davis - Freshman
  • 41 - Colton Bowman - Freshman
  • 43 - Riley Taylor - RS Freshman
  • 44 - Nate Peterson - Sophomore
  • 47 - Tucker Elliott - RS Sophomore
  • 48 - Brett Standlee - RS Sophomore
  • 49 - Ryan Van Leeuwen - RS Senior
  • 51 - Jacob Ruder - RS Senior
  • 53 - Ryan Bogusz - Freshman
  • 56 - Spencer Cochran - RS Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 31 - Nick DeNicola - RS Junior
  • 33 - Brock Mathis - Junior
  • 36 - Josh Spiegel - RS Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Hueston Morrill - Sophomore
  • 4 - Kaden Polcovich - Junior
  • 7 - Max Hewitt - Senior
  • 17 - Jake Thompson - RS Junior
  • 18 - Dylan Gardner - Junior
  • 19 - Braley Hollins - Sophomore
  • 23 - Blake Robertson - Freshman
  • 42 - Alix Garcia - Senior
  • 45 - Riley Metzger - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 8 - Cam Thompson - Freshman
  • 12 - Carson McCusker - Senior
  • 14 - Noah Sifrit - Junior
  • 15 - Cade Cabbiness - Senior
  • 28 - Caeden Trenkle - Freshman
  • 32 - J.T. Mounce - Freshman
 

Schedule & Results

2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log[5]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma State team member
Regular Season (13–5)

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]1717*RVRV
Baseball America[7]162423
Collegiate Baseball^[8]192828
NCBWA[9]182928RVRV
D1Baseball[10]22

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ^ D1Baseball poll